Jamil Maqsood26 februari 2010 – 11:17

Brussels:

Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri, Chairman United Kashmir People’s National Party (UKPNP) has "warmly welcomed” resumption of talks between India's and Pakistan's Foreign Secretaries in New Delhi. Party Chairman who is now a days on tour to the United Kingdom to meet with the local Party units, civil society representatives, Human Rights Organizations and Kashmiri diaspora political leaders and activist, including meeting with Members British Parliament and Members of the European Parliament and British Foreign and Commonwealth Asia desk to discuss prevailing social and political disorder in the region and particularly in Pakistan and areas adjacent to Afghanistan. Talking to different delegations met him Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri said that we would have to differentiate two things (1), what is global concern and (2), what is regional conflict. In today’s world the issue of terrorism is a global concern and the entire world intend to get rid of this evil and intend to eradicate such forces behind it. Secondly there are still many regional issues which can only be resolved when trust prevails and constituency of peace and mutual understanding expands. Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri told the delegations that by using religion as weapon and terrorism as foreign policy tool or so called strategic depth would not yield any pragmatic and fruitful results in the brotherly and good relations between both counties. He also said that Government of Pakistan should tighten ban and nab all those terrorists organization who have started their activities and hatred agenda by changing their names and under so called welfare activities. It is time for the world community to focus on financial aid to Pakistan if it is not properly and duly utilized to develop social sector infrastructure, to eradicate unemployment, backwardness, ignorance and poverty among the different marginalized sections of the society. Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri expressed good wishes on resumption of dialogues between Indian and Pakistan and also despair that there is no change of tune, but still we should hopeful that the only peaceful manners of diplomacy and dialogues could be helpful to combat terrorism and fanaticism in the entire region. Talking about Afghanistan Party chair said that Afghanistan is a sovereign and independent member of the community of nations and she is independent to maintain her warm relations with any country of the world. No neighboring country have right to seek strategic depth by violating its boundaries in the name of its own state interest. Every nation and country has its own interest and each and everyone’s interest can only be protected if they don’t trespass and abide by the respect of each other’s internal state of affairs Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri added.

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Jamil Maqsood
Brussels